Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ The Call to a Trainer's Destiny ❯ Rival ( Chapter 4 )

A/N: SHEESH Jennifer...you don't have to be that picky...but unless you've read my latest email to you, be patient! NO ONE should be expecting this fic to be anything oh so similar to the original ash and co. storyline...it's a fanfic. (that was to my friend)

Ok, now to the other readers, OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!! I HAVE SOOOO MUCH HW!!!! CURSE THAT DUMB LAGUAGE ARTS TEACHER!!!!! I HATE MY SCHOOL!!! and my dumb dad drank HALF of my starbucks coffee without asking me or telling me! WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS?!?!?! HE DOESN'T OWN EVERY SINGLE THING IN THIS CRUDDY HOUSE OF MINE!!!!

This is a fairly short chapter. And try to ignore my mindless typos, I didn't feel like proofreading it...hehehe.

Disclaimer: don't own pokemon.

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Chapter 4 - Rival

The fatigued girl groaned. Faye and Charmander, who were overly excited to get to Cherrygrove City before, were now completely lackluster. They were walking for who knows how long and Faye, with her never ending appetite, was hungry again. She remembered about the three instant noodle bags in her backpack, but then reconsidered the thought of eating them raw since she had no means of heating any water.

"When are we gonna get there???" she whined. Faye looked behind her. Charmander followed as it looked down to the dirt covered ground. She could tell it was hungry too. Then she turned her attention toward the sky.

"It's almost dusk...how long have we been walking...? I'm sure we would have made it to Cherrygrove by now..." she thought.

The sky wasn't the vibrant blue it was a few hours ago. Now it was a dark royal blue that faded into a blood red as it neared the horizon. Faye thought the skies were always pretty, whether it was night or day, or rain or shine.

Faye stopped suddenly. Charmander thwarted its steps as well. "Charmander...I think...we're lost," she broke out, scratching her head. Charmander sighed and shook its head. "I have no idea where we are and which way to go..."

Charmander sat down. Then Faye dropped to the ground too. "How could we get lost? I always know my way around. And without water...I can't make the dumb instant noodle!!!" she shouted.

Charmander crawled to its master and patted Faye on the back. Then it gave a short word of encouragement in its Pokemon language. Faye couldn't understand but she thanked the kind lizard anyway. A short but angry breeze struck the two. Faye, who was quite familiar with weather since she love the skies so much, looked up to the sky. It wasn't the attractive purple anymore, it was a stony grey now.

"Uh-oh, it's might rain soon...but there's no shelter around here...!" she thought. "I'm so useless..." Faye whispered out to herself. She dropped her head down until her face wasn't visible.

"It won't rain, but strong winds will blow soon," a stern voice said from the shadows.

Faye looked to her left. The person who spoke was a girl, years older than she was. Faye stood up.

"Who are you?" she asked.

The woman stepped out so that her whole figure was visible. She had long blue hair, like Faye's, clipped and braided down on the left side of her head. The braid hung passed the girl's shoulder by a few inches. Her hairpin was a Pokeball shaped clip. The girl wore an odd blue shirt and a long ankle-length black skirt. She had glasses with two perfect elliptical lenses, and she had no smile.

"You may call me Teru," she spoke with her chilling empty voice. "I'm a Pokemon trainer simply passing by and I see that you are in a sort of dilemma...are you not?" she asked.

"Yeah, I'm lost."

"Well, I can tell you where to go...but I must see how you battle."

"What?"

"If you battle well, I will let you go on to your destination. However, if you battle very poorly, I shall not assist you in your vain crusading journey. I will see if you have the skill to become a trainer."

"A battle? So if I beat you in a battle, you'll tell me where Cherrygrove City is?"

"Winning is unnecessary. But you are not expected to lose easily. Put up a fine battle, and I will judge you."

"Ok then!" Faye accepted Teru's odd challenge willingly. She wanted to see how good she and her new Pokemon were.

"One on one battle! Anything goes, are you ready!!?" she shouted from across the field the two were to battle on.

"Like always!" she replied. "Charmander, you're my only Pokemon. I know you're tired but I really need your help. Let's try and beat her!" she said.

Charmander nodded and ran to the center of the field.

"Hmph, you are still very early in your training I see. I will show you what you must become if you want to be a true trainer," she said. She still didn't show emotion or any expression. "ESPEON!" she called. A Pokemon appeared out of nowhere onto the field. The Pokemon was a light purple color with a rad gem on its forehead. It had a sleek body and it's bright eyes were fixed onto Charmander.

"Whoa...if only I had a PokeDex right now...stupid Hiro and his dumb gadgets!" Faye thought. "That looked like a Teleport, it must be a psychic type then," she continued.

"Ok Charmander, start off with your Skull Bash!!!" she ordered. Charmander lowered its head and rushed straight for its opponent.

"Dodge it," Teru said. The Espeon crouched down and leapt about twenty feet in the air, absolutely evading the assault.

"Whoa! Espeon jumps really high..." Faye thought. Charmander missed and stopped its charge with a dust trail behind it.

"Show them a real Skull Bash," Teru said. Her Pokemon landed with ease and rushed as it countered Charmander's attack.

"Stop it with your Flamethrower Charmander!!!" It inhaled and shot out a massive glowing flame at the Espeon. The attack caused it to stop its charge and jump away from the assault once more.

"Confusion!" Teru shouted as her glasses hid her vivid blues and glowed angrily as it reflected the moon's light.

Charmander's flame continued to burst at the Espeon until Teru had declared her order. The small psychic Pokemon glowed a bright green, remaining still as the flame still hurdled toward it. Then instead of hitting Espeon, the Flamethrower was reflected and shot back to Charmander, who had no clue of the counter assault.

"AGH!" Faye gasped as the flame returned to her Pokemon. Charmander was hit and flew back several feet from the force.

"Show them Psychic..."

Espeon glowed more and Charmander levitated.

"Charmander!" Faye shouted. It levitated about a foot off the ground, then shot in the air only to fall right back down. Charmander wailed in agony as it hit the ground. Faye watched her Charmander, not knowing how to beat the Espeon. Then she looked at Teru, whose eyes were fixed on the battle. She still showed no expression, not even slight glory from her evident victory.

Charmander wailed some more as the attack continued.

"Stop Espeon. The Charmander is defeated."

"Huh? The battle isn't over yet. Why are you stopping it?" Faye questioned with narrowed eyes.

"It is. Though you are still yet a novice, you must learn to know when your Pokemon is defeated. It is vital to become in tune with one another. Pokemon aren't robots, they have limits and you should know them."

"I...see..." she said silently and looked at her pitiful-looking Charmander on the ground, heavily injured. "So, I'm not worthy am I?"

Teru was silent.

"Charmander, return!" Faye said as she activated her Pokeball. She watched as Teru walked passed her.

"Keep going in the direction you were heading and you'll come across signs that will lead you to Cherrygrove City," she said, "and a word of advice, keep your possessions close to you, do not misplace them..." she whispered.

Faye had no idea why she said that. But after her warning, the key under her shirt came to her mind. At the moment, Faye had her mind fixed on the key, it felt warm. Teru then walked off with her mighty Espeon behind her. Faye watched, Pokeball in hand. The Espeon paused, then turned to look at Faye, then continued to catch up with its master.

"Thanks, I guess..." Faye said silently as she watched both Espeon and its trainer walked into the far shadows, fading away. Faye grabbed the key from under her shirt and looked at it. "You were supposed to be good luck...why did I lose, you trashy piece of junk?" she asked sarcastically then tucked it under again.

She looked at her Pokeball with Charmander resting inside. "Teru and Espeon are super strong...but fit for a rival...don't you agree, Charmander?" she asked. She placed the Pokeball into her pocket and continued down the road, following the directions Teru had given. She eventually made it to Cherrygrove City. Faye now had a new challenge, figuring out how she could possibly register herself within the Johto Competition without suspicion upon anyone or anything.

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* I wanna ask you readers something. I have this BIG problem with my dad and sometimes my mom too. They tend to get on my nerves and get me mad because they suck. It's not the usual nagging and bossing, it's constant and i am sick of it. If anyone out there has any advice at all on how i can control my anger, would you please tell me? and i don't want advice on how to make peace with them, they crossed the big line and i can never forgive their ignorance anymore. i want advice on how i can prevent myself to become suicidal or to not end up shouting and screaming in my parents' sad faces. i have outgrown the "scream and curse with pillow covering face" anger release technique, so if there's any other technique you people have, please tell me, thanks. *

And I'm so sorry for writing such a short and boring chapter. Like I said above, I have A LOT OF hw ahead and I needed to speed up the fanfic writing.